2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Adults who had some form of health insurance

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,018 3,699 90.8 89.5-92.0 319 9.2 8.0-10.5
Non-Hispanic Black 679 644 95.1 92.8-96.6 35 4.9 3.4- 7.2
GENDER
Male 284 262 93.9 90.0-96.3 22 6.1 3.7-10.0
Female 395 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 67 67 100 . - . *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 163 150 92.8 87.3-96.1 13 7.2 3.9-12.7
Some Post-H.S. 218 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 243 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 238 220 94.0 89.3-96.7 18 6.0 3.3-10.7
No 423 406 95.4 92.5-97.2 17 4.6 2.8- 7.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 589 556 94.6 92.0-96.3 33 5.4 3.7- 8.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 252 237 94.5 90.3-96.9 15 5.5 3.1- 9.7
Regional City or Suburban County 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 263 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 364 341 94.2 90.9-96.4 23 5.8 3.6- 9.1
Unemployed 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 325 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 365 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 241 220 89.6 83.2-93.7 21 10.4 6.3-16.8
Other arrangement 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 261 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 252 236 94.7 90.8-97.0 16 5.3 3.0- 9.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 180 165 92.8 87.6-95.9 15 7.2 4.1-12.4
3rd Quartile 230 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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